Brake-shoe-key holder



Y March 1f, 1927.

L. H. SANFORD BRAKE SHOE KEY- HOLDER Filed Nov. 2, 1925 Patented Mar. Al, 1,927.'-

UNITED vsrivrlszs LYNN n. SANFORD, oF rroLEno, oHIo, AssIGNoR or oNE-HA'LF To or TOLEDO, omo.

1,619,767 Parri-:N111oI-Flcnl BRaxE-sHon-KEY HOLDER.

Application tiled November 2, 1925. Serial No.-66,230.

This inventioni'elates to friction anchor-i ing means or locking means for keys.

This invention has utility when incorporated in holders for anchoring.v railway roll- 5 ing stock brake shoe keys.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmenta view ofva railway car truck having-brake s oekey anchored in accordance with the invention herein;

Fig. 2 is a view of the key in assembled position with the brake shoe -from the side thereof remote from the wheel;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the assembled brake shoe key with the brake shoe;

Fig. 4 is a section on the! line TXT-TV, Fig. 3, through the pivotal mounting of the holder with'the key Fig. 5 is a view of the cut-outkey for the mounting of the holder; and

Fig. 6 is a detail view ofthel holder apart from the key.

Car wheel 1 is shown as provided with brake shoe 2having an eye 3 and lugs 4, 5, spaced on opposite sides from said eye 3. 25 Brake head 6 has eyes 7, 8,on opposite sides of the eye 3 of the brake shoe. v4Key 9 has its wedge or quill portion insertable through the registering eyes 7 3, 8, withforks 7 8', adjacent the lugs 4, 5, to thereby snugly assemble the brake shoe 2 with the brake beam 6 for swinging into and out of gripping relation with the car wheel 1. l

In current railway practice, the brake shoe keys have a tendency for working out, posh sibly due to vibrations and concussions as experienced in the normal handling of such rolling stock. However, there is additional extreme handling of such stock in the dumping of the cars as etlected byelevating the car and turning it over ,to spill the contents into a chute as in loading vessels. This orienting of the car brings the key 9 with its head1() downwardly and thus exposes such key for slippage out of assembly posi- 45` tion for' thereby releasing the brake shoe from the brake head.

Under the invention of this disclosure, Wedge key or quill portion 9 has formed therein a slot 11 with limit notch port-ions 12, 13, on opposite sides thereof. This slot or cutaway portion 11 in the quill or wedge portion 9 inner side is in position to extend away from the lug 4 in the assembled posi-4 tion of the key with the brake shoe. Remote from the position of the lug 4, this slot 11 y circumstances.

has transverse opening 14 for pivot pin 15 *upon which is pivotally mounted trigger or holder 16 swingable in the notch 11 as the key 9,- 10, is thrust into assembled relation with the brake shoe and brake beam. When so assembled, slot or lateral Way portion 17 in the sides of theV trigger 16 are exposed through the respective cut-away portions 13, so that iat ended tool, as a screw driver, may engage such way 17 .andbe operated as a pry against Athe wall of the key in swinging this trigger 16 on the ivot pin 15 toward the wheel 1 sothat the ree end of thistrigge r`16 abuts the lug 4. The mounting of thls trigger 16 is a snug or friction lit and CHARLES L; MANN",

inthe event of corrosion serves as an eii'ec- 9, 10, and substitution of another brake shoe in the assembly. There is, accordingly, pro.- vided a definitelocking mechanism of simple form,positive in its coaction under al1 Furthermore, this scheme adaptable to general types of brake shoes in wide ranges or character of equipment and brake structures. By placing the trigger adjacent the head of the key, there is a compact-assembly for the widest range o t adaptation in current rolling stock practlce. l

What is claimed and it is desired to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A brake shoe having an eye portion and a lug, a key havinga wedge acting quill portion insertable through said eye portion, said key adjacent said lug terminating in a'- head and provided with a way in said quill portion, a pivot pin transversely of said way,

and a trigger friction tight held in said way is a' said key adjacent said lug terminatin in a and provided with a Way in said quill porhead and provided with a Way in sai quill tion, a lateral clearance to said Way, a pivot portion, a pivot pin transversely of said pin transversely of said Way, and a rigid 15 Way, and a rigid trigger mounted by said trigger mounted by said pin for friction *pin friction tight in said Way and swingable tight assemblv in said way and swingable y prying to project toward said shoe, said only by prying to form an abutment, said trigger having alateral recess engageablve trigger' having a lateral recess accessible to shift the trigger on its pivot pin. through the lateral clearance to said Way for 20 Y3. A brake shoe having an eye portion and engagement to shift the key into abutment 10 a lug, a key having a Wed e acting quill porproviding position.

tion insertable through said eye portion, said In Witness whereof l ax my signature. key adjacent said lug terminating in a head LYNN H. SANFORD. 

